John A. MacDonald "Jack" Goodfellow

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Hugh Donald Latimer October 12, 1910 to May 10, 1986, Photographer

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Born: 11 January 1887
Died: 21 June 1965
Parents: John Goodfellow and Elizabeth "Lizzie" McPhail
Marriage: 11 November 1908 Ethel Gertrude Wessels
Occupation: Farmer at Murray Township

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Genealogical information used with permission courtesy Dan Buchanan, www.treesbydan.com

John A. MacDonald Goodfellow1
M, #2241, b. 11 January 1887, d. 21 June 1965

Father*: John "Jack" Goodfellow b. 8 Feb 1860, d. 3 Jun 1918
Mother*: Elizabeth "Lizzie" McPhail b. 13 Oct 1863
Birth*: 11 January 1887; Murray Twp., Preston Hill, Hastings Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023336: John A. Goodfellow, Jan 11, 1887; Father: John Goodfellow, Murray Twp.; Mother: Elizabeth McPhail; Informant: John Goodfellow; Dr. Rockwell, Reg'r: T.R. Garrett (Ontario Birth Registration, #023336-1887, ancestry.com) Date 1887 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1889 & location Cda. per 1916 Census.2,3,4
Marriage*: 11 November 1908; Methodist Parsonage, Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Registration: Groom: John Goodfellow; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farm labourer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: John Goodfellow & Lizzie McPhail; Bride: Ethel Gertrude Wessels; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Oc.: Dress Maker; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Enos Wessels & Lydia Fitzgerald; Witnesses: Mrs. Norm Easterly & Mrs. John R. Buller, Wooler; DatE: Nov 11 1908; Place: Murray Twp.; Preformed by: Rev. John r. buller (Ontario Marriage Registrations, MS 932, Reel 136, #014692, 1908 - Ontario Archives)
"Wessels-Goodfellow: At the Methodist Parsonage, Wooler, on Wednesday, November 11, 1908, by Rev. J. r. Butler, Miss Ethel Wessels to Mr. John Goodfellow, all of Wooler." from the Brighton Ensign, Nov 22, 1908
"Ethel Gertrude Wessels6(S. Enos5, Philip4, Joseph3, Nicholas2, Joseph1) daughter of S. Enos Wessels and Lydia Mary Fitzgerald, born September 1, 1877 in Wooler, Murray Twp.
November 11, 1905 in Murray Twp Ethel married JOHN A. MacDONALD GOODFELLOW b. January 11, 1887 in Murray Twp son of John Goodfellow and Lizzie McPhail. John died June 22, 1965. Ethel died March 14, 1970.
Children: 1. Earl Clinton Goodfellow b. Apr 17, 1912"; Principal=Ethel Gertrude Wessels5,6
Death*: 21 June 1965; Murray Twp., Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "DEATHS: Goodfellow, John A. - At Trenton Memorial Hospital on Monday, June 21, 1965, John A. Goodfellow, husband of Ethel Goodfellow of Wooler, Ontario, father of Earl of Orono, Ontario, grandfather of Jack of Cobourg, Robert of Oshawa and Mona (Mrs. Donald Adcock) of Hampton, Ontario, in his 79th year. Friends are invited to call at the Weaver funeral Home, Trenton. Services in the Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 23rd at 2 pm. Rev. H. M. Beach officiating. Interment Friends, Cemetery, Wooler." (DEATHS, pg. 2 of The Belleville Intelligencer, June 21, 1965, Belleville Public Library, July 17, 2009) Per Burial & Wessels/Curtis web site - see marriage7
Burial*: 25 June 1965; Wooler Friend's Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Goodfellow; Father; John A.; Goodfellow; 1887 - 1965; Mother; Ethel G.; Wessels; 1884 - 1970
CEMSearch: Name: John A. Goodfellow; Born: 1887; Died: 1965; Buried: Wooler Friends Cemetery; Other names: Ethel Gertrude Goodfellow (Wessels) (1884-1970)
"John A. Goodfellow; Trenton - On Wednesday, Rev. H. H. Beach conducted a service in the Weaver Funderal Home at Trenton for John A. Goodfellow, a lifetime Wooler resident. Mr. Goodfellow in his 79th year, died at Trenton Memorial Hospital last Monday. Bearers were Harry Harrison, Loyd Bell, Homer Lowe, John Petrie, Cyril Neyvatte and Everett Ellis. Interment was in Friends' cemetery, Wooler. Born in Murray Township, Mr. Goodfellow was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Goodfellow. He was self-employed as a market gardener and was a member of Wooler United Church. Mr. Goodfellow is survived by his wife, the former Ethel Gertrude Wessels; a son, Earl of Orono, Ont.; two grandons, Jack Goodfellow of Cobourg and Robert Goodfellow of Oshawa, and a grand-daughter, Mrs. Donald (Mona) Adcock of Hampton, Ont. Also surviving are 16 great-grandchildren." (Obituaries, pg. 2 of The Belleville Intelligencer, June 25, 1963, Belleville Public Library, July 17, 2009)8,9,7
Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1891 Census: see John Goodfellow10
Census*: April 1901; Murray Twp, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1901 Census: see John Goodfellow11
Census: 1916; 46 15 2, Connaughty, Prince Albert Dist., Saskatchewan; Age 27 at 1916 Census: see John Goodfellow Note: John is with his parents and brothers in Saskatchewan, shown to be married (M) in the 1916 Census.3
Census: 3 June 1921; Murray Twp., Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1921 Census: Goodfellow, John, 34, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Irish, Meth., Gardener, married; Ethel, 36, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Dutch, Meth., married; Earl, 9, b. Ont., pb. Ont., son (1921 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 34, pg. 5, line 22 - Village of Wooler - ancestry.com)4
Note: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Jack Goodfellow appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the late 1920s and early 1930s at his father's Geneal Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)12
Residence*: 1935; Murray Twp., Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario13
Note*: 1 January 1948; Murray Twp., Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Mr. and Mrs. John Goodfellow entertained for Christmas festivities their son Earl of Kingston and Mrs. Goodfellow's brother P. J. Wessels." Brighton Ensign, Jan 1, 19485
Family: Ethel Gertrude Wessels b. 23 Nov 1884, d. 17 Mar 1970
Marriage*: 11 November 1908; Methodist Parsonage, Wooler, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Registration: Groom: John Goodfellow; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farm labourer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: John Goodfellow & Lizzie McPhail; Bride: Ethel Gertrude Wessels; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Oc.: Dress Maker; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Enos Wessels & Lydia Fitzgerald; Witnesses: Mrs. Norm Easterly & Mrs. John R. Buller, Wooler; DatE: Nov 11 1908; Place: Murray Twp.; Preformed by: Rev. John r. buller (Ontario Marriage Registrations, MS 932, Reel 136, #014692, 1908 - Ontario Archives)
"Wessels-Goodfellow: At the Methodist Parsonage, Wooler, on Wednesday, November 11, 1908, by Rev. J. r. Butler, Miss Ethel Wessels to Mr. John Goodfellow, all of Wooler." from the Brighton Ensign, Nov 22, 1908
"Ethel Gertrude Wessels6(S. Enos5, Philip4, Joseph3, Nicholas2, Joseph1) daughter of S. Enos Wessels and Lydia Mary Fitzgerald, born September 1, 1877 in Wooler, Murray Twp.
November 11, 1905 in Murray Twp Ethel married JOHN A. MacDONALD GOODFELLOW b. January 11, 1887 in Murray Twp son of John Goodfellow and Lizzie McPhail. John died June 22, 1965. Ethel died March 14, 1970.
Children: 1. Earl Clinton Goodfellow b. Apr 17, 1912"; Principal=Ethel Gertrude Wessels5,6
Earl Clinton Goodfellow+ b. 17 Apr 1912, d. 3 Nov 1983
Citations
Full name per Wessels/Curtis web site.
[S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth), #023336-1887.
[S80] 1916 Census Western Canada, online unknown url.
[S121] Unknown author, 1921 Census.
[S42] Brighton Ensign.
[S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
[S84] Belleville Intelligencer.
[S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
[S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
[S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
[S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm, Age 14.
[S87] Unknown subject unknown record type; unknown repository.
[S83] Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

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